When the crown prince Xiao Gang and several officials of the East Palace rushed to the Wende Palace, Zhu Yizheng, the leader of the army, led the guards of the Zhidian Hall to guard in front of the palace.

Seeing Zhu Yi's figure, a trace of gloom flashed in the prince's eyes, and he quickly climbed the steps of the hall, looked at Zhu Yi and asked in a deep voice, "How is the Supreme in the body at the moment?" Who serves in the temple? ”

Zhu Yixiao took a step back, bowed respectfully to the prince and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yao Seng Yuan, the general of the Zhige, is treating His Majesty in the palace. ”

Hearing this, the prince breathed a sigh of relief, Yao Shengyuan is a famous doctor in the country, and now he is also in the official residence of the imperial doctor, and the palace of Wende is long to ask the emperor about his illness.

Although His Majesty the Emperor is getting old, he has been abstinent from self-denial and vegetarian dieting for many years, and his health is healthy, and there are no serious diseases.

After the heart was put down, the prince stared at Zhu Yi again and said in a deep voice: "The leader should know why the Supreme is here, right?" ”

Although these words were inquiry, the tone was firm, and it was obvious that the prince decided that this matter must be related to Zhu Yi.

After Zhu Yi heard this, he bowed down and said respectfully: "The Western Province has newly obtained the Huaibei War Report, the cold mountain is out of law, and the Marquis of Zhenyang and others are not thieves, Your Majesty has a ...... when he hears this."

"What? The Northern Expedition was defeated! ”

When the crown prince heard this, his face was also defeated, and he immediately understood why His Majesty the Emperor was in good health.

After all, it was His Majesty the Emperor's decision to send troops in the sole discretion of the Emperor and the decision of the Emperor to send troops, although it was not the strength of the whole country, but it also invested huge manpower and material resources, and I did not expect to be defeated in Huaibei so soon.

The crown prince had to take a closer look at the situation of the war, but soon the general of the Zhige, Yao Shengyuan, came out to tell everyone that His Majesty the Emperor's situation must have stabilized, and conveyed the Holy Will to summon Zhu Yi to see him.

The prince was already about to step forward, but after hearing this, his face showed a little embarrassment and gloom, so he could only stand still. However, Zhu Yi did not enter for a long time, and Zhang Seng Yin, a servant of the imperial eunuch, came out and summoned the prince and Liu Jin into the palace.

At this time, in the Wende Palace, there is a complex smell of decoction mixed with incense, there is a faint smoke around the hall, Xiao Yan, the Bodhisattva Emperor of Daliang, is lying on the bed in the smoke, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, crane hair like snow, although the face is slightly haggard, but still does not lose grace to be determined.

When the prince came in to greet him, Xiao Yan bowed slightly to say that he was fine, and then asked softly, "What is the prince doing today?" ”

"Before my childhood, I was feasting on the scholars of Wende Province in the Xuanyou Hall of the East Palace, and I was shocked to hear that the Supreme ......"

The prince hurriedly lowered his head and replied, before he finished speaking, Xiao Yan knocked on the copper furnace next to the bed with a silver-handled tail to interrupt his words, and nodded with relief: "The more urgent the matter, the more we should be quiet and self-controlled.

In order to calm down the people inside and outside the country, and temporarily raise themselves in the inner garden, the prince will lead the army to lead the western province and branch affairs, discuss major matters and decide small matters independently, and enter the concert sooner or later. ”

When the prince heard this, he first sighed with joy in his heart, and his mood was very complicated, and he understood that His Majesty the Emperor was ashamed to see the ministers because of the new defeat in Hanshan, so he avoided himself in the inner garden. With its temporary direct access to the western province, the prince was originally very happy, but he arranged for Zhu Yi to divide power, and after all, he still did not want to trust his son.

But in any case, he didn't dare to question His Majesty's decision at this time, so he hurriedly bowed and received the order.

Xiao Yan gently encouraged the prince a few more words, and then waved his hand to signal that he could withdraw, but left Zhu Yi behind, and handed over other affairs to him.

After exiting the Wende Palace, the prince took several subordinate officials and went straight to the Western Province, and after entering the province, he took the Hanshan War Report and wanted to read it carefully, but was told that there was no backup in the province.

After a little silence, he asked Jingzhou and Yongzhou to report each other, and this time the official quickly submitted the relevant documents.

The information in Jingzhou is similar to what the prince received in the East Palace before, all of which are reports that King Yueyang, the assassin of Yongzhou, is suspected of abusing the famous clans in the realm, and hopes that the imperial court can face up to this matter and send personnel to investigate it strictly.

As for the Yongzhou report, it is another statement, the king of Yueyang did not deny the siege of the Jingzhao Du clan, but the reason is that the Western Wei Dynasty entered the two counties of Kolianke Xinxing and Nanyang, and the king of Yueyang sent troops to repel the enemy to recover the two cities.

After reading the two newspapers, the prince felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He and the former prince are compatriots, and in their hearts, their feelings are also very deep, but because he was succeeded as the crown prince, those nephews may no longer be willing to treat him as their own uncle.

Although the king of Xiangdong and the crown prince are half-brothers, they have the same interests as each other, and often have exchanges and interactions with literary mysteries, and their subordinates often travel between the two mansions, and the relationship is quite close.

After a little silence, the prince agreed to the request of the king of Xiangdong, and sent his personnel to Xiangyang to investigate the matter clearly. If it is confirmed that King Yueyang is brutal and unkind, abusing and killing famous people, then after the investigation of King Xiangdong, it can also be guaranteed that he will not be exposed to the ugly.

But he hasn't written and approved it here, and Zhu Yi, the leader of the central army, also walked in, and when he saw the dossier read by the prince, Zhu Yi smiled apologetically: "Your Royal Highness, the matter played by the two states has been decided, and the imperial court sent personnel to Xiangyang to investigate, and it has set off this morning." ”

"If so, why is there no annotation in the paper?"

The prince is naturally not a child who can be coaxed, and after hearing this, he pointed to the file and frowned.

After Zhu Yi heard this, he smiled again and said: "That's the case, the military situation in Hanshan came, and the direct officers of the Western Province were shocked, and for fear that there would be a leak, the pen and seal all the things were temporarily sealed for half a day. But the things that have been dealt with before have indeed been handed over to Yousi. His Highness has not been aware of things for a long time, or has not known about the slightest change in this program. ”

"It is indeed a long time since I have been on the case, and I have been told by Lao Zhu."

When the prince heard this, he smiled and nodded, and then motioned to the officials on the side to put the file away and turn to other things.

Zhu Yi returned to his desk and sat down, took out a smooth and small jade pot from his arms, carefully took out some crystal clear snow-white grains with a silver spoon and sprinkled them into the tea cup on the case, and then picked up the tea and sipped it carefully.

In the evening, the prince got up and left the Zhitang of Western Province, and Zhu Yi sat in his place to watch the prince leave.

After a while, a young general dressed in a Praetorian Guard uniform stepped into the hall. This person is the general of the Protector Army, Xiao Yu, the king of Hedong, and the brother of Xiao Jing, the king of Yueyang.

"Zhu Lingjun is in Zhixi Province today, and I think he has no time to go elsewhere. Xiao Wang originally intended to invite the leader to a banquet in the Taichung annex this night, but now he only sent the wine and food to the leader's door. ”

King Hedong walked into the straight hall, hugged his fist slightly towards Zhu Yi, and said with a smile.

When Zhu Yi heard this, he immediately smiled, got up to greet the king of Hedong, and walked out of the straight hall with the king of Hedong, turned to sit down in the house near the left, and then replied: "It is my fault that the turbid body disturbs the king's Yaxing, and I will definitely go to the mansion to pay a visit in person when I have time in the future." And please tell the king of Yueyang, I know the past, the king please live in the town, there is no dust nuisance! ”

When the king of Hedong heard this desired answer, he was overjoyed in his heart, but the western province was straightforward, and there was no lack of nuisance, and it was inconvenient to say some things too bluntly, so he took his leave after a few words of greeting.

The Southern Liang and Northern Expedition armies were defeated in Huaibei, and many generals since the commander Xiao Yuanming were captured by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and this astonishing news quickly spread throughout the north and south of the river.

When Li Tai learned of this news, the time had already reached the middle of the first month of the fourteenth year of the Great Unification. Due to the lag in the spread of the news, the news of Hou Jing's defeat has not yet come, but it is already predictable.

Just when he still felt in his heart that this taste was getting more and more right, Cai Dabao, the messenger of Xiangyang after a long absence, came to Yucheng again, and expressed his apologies at the beginning of the meeting, and explained the reason why he did not come to contact Jingzhao Du as soon as he eradicated it.

Although the war between the two counties went very smoothly, there was an accident in the operation to eradicate the Jingzhaodu clan near Xiangyang City, and several fish escaped from the net and hid in other people's homes outside the city, which made the Yueyang King's action quite rumored, and even alarmed Jiangling and even the Jiankang court.

But fortunately, King Yueyang remedied it in time, and the defeat of Hanshanyan made the people in the country anxious, and they had no time to take care of other messy affairs for the time being, so this matter can be regarded as covering up the past.

Hearing from the mouth of Nanliang that the defeat of Hanshanyan was actually a lucky thing, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh with emotion, this person's heart is scattered, and the team is really not easy to lead. In any case, as long as there are no major accidents in the plan, it is a blessing. As for what method King Yue Yang used to eliminate the past, he was not interested and did not ask deeply.

Now that the connection between them has been restored, it is natural that the next step is to continue to move forward with the plan. The spring in Shannan is warmer faster, and it is naturally the best to completely open up the Hanshui waterway before the flood season arrives.

In the following year, the situation could be described as changing rapidly, and Li Tai did not know how much influence he had brought to the era. But no matter how the situation changes, strengthening yourself is always the best way to adapt.